coal mine
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noun
a mine or pit from which coal is obtained.
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Nearby words
- coal gas,
- coal heaver,
- coal hod,
- coal hole,
- coal measures,
- coal miner,
- coal miner's lung,
- coal mining,
- coal oil,
- coal pit
Origin of coal mine
First recorded in 1605–15
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